MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
e-learning technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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